Sailors from USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit participate in a "crossing the line" ceremony. It is a traditional rite-of-passage ceremony carried out to appease King Neptune, the mythological god of the seas. Makin Island, the flagship of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, is on a deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit to promote peace and freedom of the seas by providing security and stability in the 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Adam Vernon/Released)
Date Taken: | 01.23.2015 |
Date Posted: | 01.29.2015 16:53 |
Photo ID: | 1742077 |
VIRIN: | 150123-N-OJ962-088 |
Resolution: | 2101x1396 |
Size: | 1.28 MB |
Location: | USS MAKIN ISLAND, AT SEA |
Web Views: | 100 |
Downloads: | 5 |
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